James Cromwell, who starred in the 1995 film Babe, has sent a personal letter to Mark Richardson, dean of Oregon Health & Science University's School of Medicine, requesting that he “end the use of live pigs in the medical student physiology course.”More

The Dozono team hadn't counted yet, but Sho was sho they would reach the 1,500 signatures and $5 donations needed to qualify for public financing for the mayoral race by the time the signature-gathering event at Grant High School in Northeast Portland ended today.
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A local animal-law activist on medical research, having a pet and whether the Inuit should be allowed to hunt.

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Laura Ireland Moore has been fighting for animals ever since she founded an animal rights group while attending junior high in La Grange, Ill. A vegan by age 16, Moore got her degree in environmental ...
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Here’s every number to know before deciding whether Fareless Square should stay or go next month.

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TriMet general manager Fred Hansen’s campaign to limit Fareless Square’s hours to 7 am to 7 pm has jarred Portlanders almost as much as the November MAX station assault that prompted it. & ...
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You might want to postpone your holiday pants purchase until next week.

This in light of American Apparel CEO Dov Charney's decision to donate 300,000 articles of clothing in the days leading up to Christmas. At least 20,000 of those items, says Tacee Webb, an AA project manager in Portland and close friend of Charney's for nearly 10 years, will be distributed in Portland.More